Help! Winchester 1200/1300 old/new firing pin styles

[TheCoachZed]

My brother-in-law busted the firing pin somehow in my Winchester 1300, and I had an EE ad asking for a replacement. My gun is newer, and had the newer ribbed style pin as seen here.

I put an ad on the EE and have been offered an older-style one has seen here.

Will they interchange? I'm guessing, no. I used to have a 1200 and wish I still had the whole bolt.

 

[Winchested]

Call western and see if you can get the proper one? Not sure if they would work you need the proper dimensions of each.

 

[TheCoachZed]

Call western and see if you can get the proper one? Not sure if they would work you need the proper dimensions of each.

How a call to Western will go: "We don't have time to take your call, but if we did, the part would be $40 and shipping is $29.99."

I hate dealing with them.

 

[rembolt]

Looking at the 2 . I would be more concerned that newer one has a longer stepped shaft . if I recall 1200 has a washer a head of the pin spring that acts as a spring stop and also helps center the pin tip to the bolt face . if the 1300 is the same you may require the washer that fits the new pin .ps a quick look at numrich shows that the 1200/1300/1400 all use the same pin .however your existing firing pin is the new style found in guns with a post 400 000 serial number . the other is a pre 400 000 serial number pin . possiblely not interchangeable .

 

[TheCoachZed]

Yeah, I had a 1200 for years and I remember there were several differences in the bolt.

Looking at the 2 . I would be more concerned that newer one has a longer stepped shaft . if I recall 1200 has a washer a head of the pin spring that acts as a spring stop and also helps center the pin tip to the bolt face . if the 1300 is the same you may require the washer that fits the new pin .ps a quick look at numrich shows that the 1200/1300/1400 all use the same pin .however your existing firing pin is the new style found in guns with a post 400 000 serial number . the other is a pre 400 000 serial number pin . possiblely not interchangeable .

 

[struff55]

Any firing pin made from 1965 to about 2000 will work fine it's not rocket science and likely ones after 2000 I have plenty of them I answered your and but it got all compacted

 

[TheCoachZed]

Any firing pin made from 1965 to about 2000 will work fine it's not rocket science and likely ones after 2000 I have plenty of them I answered your and but it got all compacted

Yeah, I never saw that. Have you put the old style into the new guns? Do you need to have the retainer clip too?